Amg8833 Thermal camera not working

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Amg8833 Thermal camera not working

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Hi, I have a problem with my Amg 8833 thermal camera sensor.
I am using the Arduino UNO for the connection And after followed all the steps on the Adafruit website for the connection and example code.
The Serial Monitor shows the value is -127.94. It is not showing as a room temp.
please help.
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Re: Amg8833 Thermal camera not working

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Are the header pins soldered on the breakout?

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Re: Amg8833 Thermal camera not working

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not soldered, just simply plug in.

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Re: Amg8833 Thermal camera not working

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Unfortunately, that won't create a reliable enough connection for it to work.
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gui ... aq-3028525

You'll need to solder on the headers.

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Re: Amg8833 Thermal camera not working

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ok. I see. thank you

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